Sapience Search
I've spent 25 years recruiting in leading-edge tech. I find the engineers, scientists, and technical leaders who don't answer job posts, and rarely answer recruiters.
Bespoke Searches
No two technical roles are alike, and no two searches should be either. I start by learning what your team is actually building, what the job description leaves out, and what kind of person will thrive there. Then I build the search around that.
Fast Results
Speed matters when a key hire is holding up your roadmap. After 25 years in this market, I often know who to call before the search even begins. I move quickly without sacrificing precision, so you get strong candidates in weeks, not months.
Curated Pools
I don't sell access to a database. I build a short list for every search, made up of people I've personally vetted, most of whom aren't on the market and don't answer recruiters. You'll see fewer résumés, and every one will be worth your time.
AI & Machine Learning
Backend, full-stack, infrastructure, and platform engineers who build the systems behind leading-edge products, from early-stage builders to senior technical leads.
Specialized Expertise
I recruit where I've spent my career: the technical fields that have shaped each wave of innovation, from early experimentation to today's AI.
Software Engineering
ML engineers, applied scientists, and AI researchers, from the people building models to the teams putting them into production.
Tech Executives
Directors, CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and heads of AI. These are the leaders who set technical direction, build great teams, and are almost never on the market.
Why Sapience Search
​Sapience means wisdom.
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Mine comes from 25 years in technical talent search.
Before AI became a headline, I was recruiting data scientists and ML researchers for one of the pioneers of online experimentation on Microsoft's Experimentation Platform team. Since then, I've followed the frontier and built relationships with the engineers and scientists most recruiters never reach.
My mission is simple: connect companies building what's next with the people who can actually build it.
Connect with me
hope@sapiencesearch.com
Based in San Francisco, California